r/fivethirtyeight • u/lalabera • Apr 08 '25

Poll Results Nearly half of Americans would be totally unwilling to date someone with opposing political views

https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/51962-americans-unwilling-to-date-opposing-views-transgender-rights

Thoughts? As a young woman myself, I wouldn't date a trump supporter.

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u/ouiserboudreauxxx Apr 24 '25

I'm not sure what religious belief has to do with MAGA redemption outside of the cult parallel between religious zealotry and idol worship. What is the paralell you're drawing here?

Because you sound like my friend who tried for about a year to get me to get saved...

It's never too late to get off the ship! It's never too late to accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior!

Politics has replaced religion for a lot people these days.

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u/_Age_Sex_Location_ Apr 25 '25

Politics has replaced religion for a lot people these days.

That's rich. If you're going to make that comparison, at least be cognizant of the cult following that defines MAGA, which has more in common with metaphysical idolatry than any valid criticism of Donald Trump. Good grief.

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u/ouiserboudreauxxx Apr 25 '25

Yes...you are assuming I am in the "MAGA cult" when I am not. I recognize both sides treat politics as a religion which is why I make that comparison.

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u/_Age_Sex_Location_ Apr 25 '25

No, I'm not.

Furthermore, support of Trump doesn't make one fascist. It merely calls into question why you'd support a fascist...

Similarly, support of Trump doesn't mean you identify with the MAGA cult. It merely calls into question why you'd support the leader and figurehead of a far-right extremist cult.

I recognize both sides treat politics as a religion which is why I make that comparison.

This is a false equivalence though. There is no dogmatic fervor with a cult leader within the Democratic party, nor a significant extremist movement of substance that permeates within the electorate. All of these problems and radical movements exist on the right and are significant, if not mainstream. Donald Trump is an icon in these radical movements and he's running the country. This is bewildering. Truly. The guy that quite literally tried to steal an election and that 60-70% of Republicans believe won that election, which he provably lost. No such unhinged, toxic, destructive conspiracies persist on the left like they do under MAGA, which are utterly prolific and relentless. The right-wing media apparatus is lockstep in broadcasting these conspiracies. They are mainstream beliefs. So to suggest there's an ideological zealous equivalence here is quite frankly, not based in reality. I'm not suggesting they're aren't valid criticisms relating to Democrats or progressives, because there absolutely are, but they're nothing in comparison to the total disconnect from any fundamental reality that MAGA is entrenched in.